After Dolly by Ian Wilmut
This book provides a timely and important discussion of the potential value of cloning and of the ethical choices that this radical new technology has raised, including the issues surrounding the current status of stem-cell research. As leader of the team that produced Dolly, the first animal to be cloned from an adult cell, Ian Wilmut has played a unique role both in the science of cloning and the ensuing international debate about its implications. He has testifed before parliamentary and congressional committees in the UK, France and the US and given many public lectures on the subject, in addtion to participating in numerous panel discussions on the uses of cloning. AFTER DOLLY: THE USES AND MISUSES OF HU8MAN CLONING distils the essence of the current scientific and social policy discussions around these critically important issues and presents them in an understandable manner so the educated reader can have an informed opinion.
Ian Wilmut is Professor and Head of the Department of Gene Expression and Development at the Roslin Institute. He has a distinguised record of ground-breaking biological research and is uniquely qualified for this book both as a pioneer in the science of cloning and as a participant in the public discussions of its possible social and ethical consequences.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316733205 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316733202 |
| Title | After Dolly |
| Author | Ian Wilmut |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2006-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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